Overview

"""Blacktop Cowboys"" chronicles the 2004 rodeo season through the eyes of several steer wrestlers trying to make it to the rodeo's version of the Super Bowl, the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas. This is a sport that requires a riding cowboy to fly out of a gate, jump off his horse, and pull a 600-pound calf down to the ground - and to do it well, this all takes less than five seconds. The main two characters of ""Blacktop Cowboys"" are Luke Branquinho, a young carefree cowboy on a quest for his first title, and his best friend, Travis Cadwell, an aging veteran trying to make the NFR one last time. ""Blacktop Cowboys"" offers a true and intimate portrait of men having the time of their lives while living on the road in pursuit of the dream to be the best."

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With gritty tough-guy prose and an unerring eye for details that capture the guts and frailty of the human condition, Phillips has crafted an enthralling tale of the modern bulldogging cowboy...This is a raunchy, insightful delight. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"""With gritty tough-guy prose and an unerring eye for details that capture the guts and frailty of the human condition, Phillips has crafted an enthralling tale of the modern bulldogging cowboy...This is a raunchy, insightful delight."" --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"""

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TY PHILLIPS is an award-winning columnist and features writer for The Modesto Bee. He lives in Hickman, CA. This is his first book. In addition to raising sons, brewing beer and singing in a rock band, he currently is writing his second book.

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